Cleaner for wind-shields and the like.



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WILLIAM STEVENSON, OF MORRISTOWN, NEW JERSEY.

CLEANERFOR WIND-SHIELDS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 3, 1917.

Application filed September'll, 1916. Serial No. 119,348.

To all whom it may concern.'

lle it known that l, WiiiiiiAM SrnvnNsoN a citizen ot the United lVloi'ristown, in the county of Morris and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Cleaners for VVind-Shields and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to devices for cleaning glass panes otl moisture, snow, sleet and the like and it consists in certain improvements whereby a cleaning device is produced that is especially adapted to alito mobile wind-shields and as such is relatively simple and inexpensive. presents a neat and attractive appearance, is readily applied to or removed from the frame of the windshield or other pane, is strong and durable, is adapted to leave the vision through the pane unobstructed throughout practically its whole area, and is operable by a conveniently and easily accomplished and simple act of the operator.

In the accompanying' drawings,

Figure l is a front elevation of a conventional type of automobile Wind shield having the improved device attached thereto;

Fig. 2 is a similar elevation on a` larger scale, certain parts appearing in section;

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device attached to the wind shield, which appears in horizontal section;

Fig. 4 is a horizontal substantially central sectional view through both thei device and the wind shield;

u s States, residing at Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the frame member and associated parts appearing at the left of Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. is a side elevation of the squeegee;

Fig. 7 is a side'elevation of the frame member and associated parts appearing at the right in Figs. l and 2; and,

Fig. S is a tragn'ientary detail of a modification of the squeegee.

In the drawings, a. is the 'Frame of an automobile wind-shield of well-kiiown type and '/i the glass pane thereof. My appliance is arranged on the frame soI that the squeegee is adapted to wipe over the outer or iront surface of the pane L, and it is shown in the drawings, Figs. l and 2, as adapted to be operated from the left side thereof, will be understood that it may be applied to the wind-shield so as to be operated from the other side thereof.

- heads and the spindle.

v The other viewed from the reaigfalthough ithaving horizontal holes t in its ends, iii.

The frame ot' my appliance includes two side inen'ibers adapted to bear against the relatively outward faces of the sides of the frame a and tension means to draw and hold said members against the sides of said frame. Said ii'ien'ibers and the tension means are arranged so as to obstruct as little as possible the vision through the glass pane. ln the preferred form one of said members supports spring means to retract a squeegee which is adapted to be guided across the trame by said tension means, while the other member affords guides for iiexible draft devices whereby to draw the squeegee across the frame in contact with the pane.

l'efcrring, now, to the lii'st-iiaii'ied side member and its associated parts, c is a ver-- tical spindle having clips d and @,formed as hooks adapted to receive one side of the frame a as shown best, in Figs. 3 and 4, fitted to the ends thereof, said spindle being kept from turning as to one of said clips, at least, by the set screw f (Fig. 2). Each clip has a hole f/ arranged at right angles to the spindle c. On the spindle as an axis there is a rotary pulley i having elongated hubs or sleeves lt is connected with the spindle by a spiral spring j which is contained in its hubs and is attached at one end to one of? the latter and at the other end to the spindle. To afford bearings for and house the pulley /L and its hub I provide a casing consisting of the heads penetrated by the spindle and bored at the iiiside tio form bearings Z for the hubs, sleeves m each tted at its outer end over a head c.

annuli 1i fitted over the inner ends of thev sleeves m and an annular shell 0 fitted over the annuli n and provided with an open.- ing p (Fig. 5). The casing is secured against rotation on the spindle by pins 'r penetrating the ends of the sleeves m', the The annuli n may be brazed or shrunk or otherwise permanently secured to their respective sleeves m, and one of them may be in like manner secured to the shell o, leaving the connection between the shell and the other annuhis a a slip joint so as to permit assembling and disassenibling ot the parts.

side member is a simple bare1 wardly projecting arms u in which are journaled grooved rollers ii to form guides and also having an intermediate opening 'w 1n which are journaled rollers to form another guide; the member s has a clip in the form of la hook y projecting from its mid portion.

The tension means of the frame of my appliance consists of rods e each having a head 2 at one end and nuts 3 screwed on its other end. Said rods penetrate the holes g of the clips of the side members 'firstidescribed and the holes t of the other side member, which latter in the preferred arrangement has each end held between two nuts 3 on the corresponding rod..

To assemble the frame of my appliance with the wind shield 4frame the clips e of the one side member are hooked over one side of the wind shield frame and the clip y hooked over the other side thereof, where upon the nuts on the rod z are manipulated to clamp the frame of mv appliance securely to the wind-shield frame. It will be observed that the elements of the frame of my appliance then substantially 'register with the Windshield frame, leaving the vision through the wind shieldunobstructed. The rods further afford guides for the squeegee, as will now appear.

The squeegee is abar 4 having an elongated rubber Wiper o set in one side thereof.

,Its ends are forked or otherwise shaped, as

at 6, to receive the rods so as to be guided thereby and -held against turning on its longitudinal axis. (As shown in F ig. 8 it may be equippedI with grooved rollers 7 to run on the rods). It receives in a hole 8 in its mid-portion the knotted end of a cable 9 wound 'on the pulley 8 in the properldii'ectiem-spring being u'nder tension to normally hold the squeegee retracted (Figs. 1 and 2),.and extending through hole p in shell o. Connected to the ends of the squeegee are the cords or other flexible devices l() which extend over and under, respectively, the pulley 'v and then through the guide afforded by the pulleys :11 and have attached to'their free ends the ring 11 or other equivaleiit pull.

It will be understood that in order to clean the pane of moisture, sleet, snow and the like it is only necessary to draw back on the pull ll, thereby to draw the squeegee across the pane', the return of the squeegee being effected by the spring means on the corresponding return or release movement of the pull. A u

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. ,In combination, al frame including four frame members operatively connected together in substantially rectangular disposition, said fraine having means to attach it to a glass-pane frame and one of said members including a spindle extending parallel with the relatively opposite meinber, a squeegee movable across and guided by the first-named frame toward and from the spindle, a spring roller journaled in the member including said spindle and being coaxial with the latter, and fiexible means wound on the roller and connected to the squeegee. A

2. In combination, a frame including four frame members operatively connected t0- gether in substantially rectangular disposition, said fame having means to attach it to a glass-pane frame and one of said members including a spindle extending parallel with the relatively opposite member, a squeegee mo fable Iacross and guided by the iirstnamed frame toward and from the spindle, a spring roller revoluble coaxially with said spindle and having opposite extended hubs, the ends of said hubs having bearingsin the member including the spindle, and a flexible means wound on the roller and connected to the squeegee.

3. In combination, a squeegee, a guiding frame for the squeegee including opposite members adapted to bear against relatively oppositely facing surfaces of opposite sides of the frame for the glass pane toV be cleaned, and tension means connecting said members and adapted to force them in relatively opposite directions against said surfaces, thus to secure the guiding frame to the glass-pane frame, said squeegee being movable in the guiding frame fi'om one toward the other of said members.

4. In combination, a squeegec, a guiding frame for the squeegee including opposite hook members adapted to hook over relatively oppositely facing surfaces of opposite sides of the frame for the glass pane to be cleaned, and tension means connecting .said members and adapted to'force them in relatively opposite directions against said surfaces, thus to secure the guiding frame to the glass-pane frame, said sducegee being movable in the guiding fran'ie from one toward the other of said members.

5. In combination, a squccgee, a guiding frame for the sducegce including opposite members ha ving hooks adapted to be hooked ovei' relatively opposite faces of the sides of the frame for the glass-pane to be cleaned, and means to dra and hold said members against said sides with their hooks hooked over the latter, said squecgee being movable from one to\ 'a rd the other of said sides,

In testimony whereof llallix mv signature.

Wl LLI AM S'lll VICNSON. 

